ABOUT

I am an expat Kiwi who has lived in Brisbane for the last 22 years and love all things to do with knitting. My greatest passion at the moment is knitting socks.

My partner and I are currently taking a 12 months career break from our normal 9-5 job and are travelling the world. I have been working in the Insurance industry for over 22 years now and feel it is time to explore this fantastic world of ours. I will be blogging about our progress as we go along, so hope you will come along with us for the journey.

Wool swap is an idea that came about after I recently participated in another yarn swap and really loved the concept that I could bring so much joy to a fellow knitter from across the world, hence Wool Swap was born.

Also most importantly, I love the fact that I would be helping complete strangers bring so much joy to other fellow knitters as they are matched up with their own woolswapper, where they can send them some wool goodness in the mail. Let’s face it who doesn’t love receiving packages in the mail?

My goal is to bring fellow knitters from all walks of life together, who share the love of wool and who knows you may even make some friends for life.

On my journey around the world, I will be trying to visit as many wool shops and wool markets as I can and if you are a wool shop owner or indie dyer (as I have been known to purchase a few skeins from some indie dyers around the world already) and are interested in me visiting and promoting your shop on my site, please contact me via the contact page as would love to hear from you.

With the dying age of parcel deliveries, who would not want to keep this old art of knitting and sharing of presents through the mail alive?

Your goal is to enjoy scouring your stash or purchasing some new and delightful wool to send to your new found woolswapper friend.

If this sounds like you, please register to be the first to know when registrations are open through out the year.

I liked the fun of getting a present in the mail that I hadn't picked out, and I equally liked looking up my swap partner and working out what I thought she would like. My partner spent heaps of time picking perfect colours for me and I did for her. I liked that we could contact each other beforehand and we could set a price with each other so we didn't have to feel like we've disappointed by not doing enough or be disappointed!
It was such a lot of fun to be part of and I'm so glad I signed up for 6 months.

If a potential client was on the fence about whether to join Woolswap or not, what would you say to them?

I'd say go for it! it is such a lot of fun and a great way of connecting with other people with similar interests.

Joining wool swap was great for me, I had never tried it before and thought it looked like a great idea, though I was rather hesitant about signing up as I did not know what to expect,

Joining wool swap was great for me, I had never tried it before and thought it looked like a great idea, though I was rather hesitant about signing up as I did not know what to expect, would I receive a parcel back? Would I be happy with what I had received? What if I don't fully understand what to do? after reading a few people's reviews I thought why not! So I decided to go ahead and sign up. Woolswap was great with communicating with me step by step in what was next and what to expect.
Not long after signing up I received my swappers details, I had a lot of fun finding out what they liked to be able to put a personal parcel together for them and knowing my parcel was about to fly half way around the world amazed me!
Three weeks later I received my parcel from them I just could not wait to open it! And it did not disappoint, the joy that my parcel brought to me was amazing! I loved seeing all the new Wool that I had not yet tried or even seen! My wool swapper also included a personal touch with a baby's toy for my little one! It was so thoughtful of them!
I would recommend everyone to come and join wool swap, I loved my experience and just can not wait for the next one! You will not be disappointed I promise!

I joined in thinking that yeah I'll try it one month just to see. It was a fantastic experience, organized, clear instructions, helpful happy people.

I joined in thinking that yeah I'll try it one month just to see. It was a fantastic experience, organized, clear instructions, helpful happy people. And I now have a connection to someone half way around the world. I would highly recommend woolswap, I was a little nervous about joining up I had heard horror stories about swaps friends had done but I had nothing to worry about I received a wonderful box, after great communications with my partner to learn about each other. I will be signed up for the next one!